he's done it! A slower short ball, Cartwright waited and waited, then swung it away over short fine leg
Sixers vs Stars, 14th Match at Sydney, BBL 2023, Dec 26 2023 - Match Result
Stars won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Melbourne Stars win by four wickets. Big celebrations from them, and that's a significant update by BBL standards. Sydney Sixers have been turned over on home soil. Will that ignite Stars' season? A superb innings from Hilton Cartwright when things got tight. I'll do a quick wrap up for this one, as Perth Scorchers are now getting underway against Melbourne Renegades. Thanks for joining me for this one. From Gnasher, it's goodbye for now (until the Test match in the morning!)
4 off 4
a low, wide full toss, sliced through the off side and the bat flies out of his hands. Bonkers stuff
round the wicket, swings and misses at a full toss outside off
Stars need 8 off 6 to end a horror BBL run. Dwarshuis for the last over
a yorker outside off, driven to long on. They ponder a second but decide against going
full and straight, almost nails the yorker, flicked powerfully through midwicket. Did Edwards save this on the rope? Huge divot of turf came up. Could have been nasty for his knee. He's superbly there to keep it in play. Saves two runs
walks at the bowler, opens the face and pushes square into point
12 off 9 and new batter, Jon Merlo, on strike
miles into the high sky, taken at mid-off! Another twist? Full outside off, Imad aiming straight, gets too far underneath it. Hughes holds his nerve and pumps the air
steps away and carves a full ball high over mid-off...Henriques has to chase again. The dew has come down
short, pulled through midwicket and he finds the gap...vital boundary, Imad did well put the pace onto that one
18 off 12. Abbott with his last over
a straight full toss, mistimed into midwicket, would have been miles out with a direct hit
just clears mid-off! Lofts a very full delivery over the in field
a big full toss outside off, doesn't get all of it but has enough to beat mid-off
a wide yorker, square drives to backward point and can't find the gap. Pressure. Great over so far
swing and miss outside off...another dot
a slower ball, very full, toe ended into the pitch and bounces to the keeper. Dot ball
25 off 18 with a surge over to come. Stars' game to lose now? Bird to bowl.
power and placement! Gives himself a fraction of room and slices this square through the off side. Big over despite the wicket
short of a length, driven off the back foot and finds cover
great placement! Angled into the pads, it's a deft flick which races backward of square
a slower ball, tucked off the pads into the on side
Imad Wasim the new batter
Are Sixers going to do it again on home soil? Defend a middling total
taken at long on! Huge moment. Webster tried to clear the straight boundary but couldn't quite get enough of it
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Toss | Melbourne Stars, elected to field first |
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Season | 2023/24 |
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Match days | 26 December 2023 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Sixers 0 |
Over 20 • MS 155/6
Stars won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)